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Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2020
... in early May, my heartfelt congratulations go out to the people of BC as their sacrifices have flattened the curve of ... but why is getting a tattoo a priority? I realize many people are impatient to get back to normal, whatever that ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) April 2020
... while COVID-19 preferentially targets frail elderly people. The most striking feature of pandemics is their ... a good-natured equanimity is not to expect too much of the people amongst whom you dwell... Deal gently then with this ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2020
... reported in BC.[ 1 ] COVID-19 disproportionately affects people who use substances, including risk of transmission, ... (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and drug overdose risk. How are people who use substances impacted by COVID-19? People who use substances are often socioeconomically ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Alexis Crabtree, MD, MPH, PhD April 2020
... those with a diagnosed illness, the majority (over 80%) of people have mild illness with recovery in about 2 weeks. ... on cruise ships suggested that a substantial proportion of people with infection are asymptomatic. Children and ... increase, as we shift from containment to mitigation. People with mild symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (or with ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2020
... denouncing the often-violent treatment that people of color face when dealing with law enforcement. This ... norm. My parents were, by most accepted standards, good people who taught me to respect and treat everyone the same, ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2020
... Campaign. Kash is always ready to contribute to other people’s efforts, and is often the instigating force behind ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2020
... an editorial[ 1 ] in which I stated, “Injured or sick people who languish on wait lists deteriorate and cost more ... legal costs in an effort to oppose the will of 80% of its people, it makes one wonder what kind of democracy we live ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2020
Indigenous people in Canada suffer far worse health outcomes than the ... are we failing so badly at our attempts to help Indigenous people? To better understand the issue, I spoke with Dr Terri ... and initiatives directed at “fixing those Indigenous people.” Unfortunately, she pointed out, “Indigenous ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB September 2019
... work that brought me into contact with many memorable people who were far removed from my way of life—alcoholics, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2019
... for a particular disease, and the number or portion of people progressing through each stage, thereby helping to ... BC demonstrates continued gaps in treatment uptake among people with a history of injection drug use.[ 4 ] Curing hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs can prevent transmission to others, ...